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Line 284: Laws in effect at the time of Pollard's sentencing mandated that federal inmates serving life sentences be paroled after 30 years of incarceration if no significant prison regulations had been violated, and if there was a "reasonable probability" that the inmate would not re-offend.<ref>Shalem, C (July 17, 2015). "Jailed Israeli spy Pollard on track for November 21 release – unless something goes wrong". [http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/west-of-eden/.premium-1.666604 ''Haaretz''], retrieved July 30, 2015</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Jonathan&Middle=Jay&LastName=Pollard&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=75&y=13\|title=Pollard's Bureau of Prisons (BOP) profile\|publisher=Bop.gov\|access-date=July 26, 2012\|archive-date=January 2, 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102035236/http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Jonathan&Middle=Jay&LastName=Pollard&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=75&y=13\|url-status=dead}}</ref> On July 28, 2015, the [[United States Parole Commission]] announced that Pollard would be released on November 20, 2015.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Jonathan-Pollard-to-be-released-November-20-410419\|title=Jonathan Pollard on forthcoming release: 'I'm looking forward to being reunited with my wife'\|work=The Jerusalem Post\|date=July 28, 2015 \|access-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref> The U.S. Justice Department informed Pollard's legal team that it would not contest the Parole Commission's unanimous July 7 decision.<ref name="parole" /> The terms of release set by the Parole Commission stipulated that Pollard must remain on parole for a minimum of five years. ~~The US government could have legally extended his period of parole until 2030.~~"<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://hamodia.com/2019/05/21/jonathan-pollard-israels-betrayal-continuing/ \|title=Jonathan Pollard: Israel's Betrayal Is Continuing \|date=May 21, 2019 \|website=hamodia.com \|access-date=July 16, 2020 \|archive-date=July 18, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718233646/https://hamodia.com/2019/05/21/jonathan-pollard-israels-betrayal-continuing/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> His parole restrictions required him to remain in [[New York City]] unless" granted special permission to travel outside. His parole officer was also authorized to impose a curfew and set exclusion zones within the city. He was ordered to wear electronic monitoring devices to track his movements. In addition, press interviews and Internet access without prior permission were prohibited. Pollard's attorneys appealed the conditions to the Parole Commission's appeals board, which eliminated only one restriction, that of requiring prior permission to use the Internet. However, it was ruled that his Internet use would be subjected to monitoring.<ref>{{Cite news \| url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/for-first-time-pollard-may-surf-the-web-1.5425797 \|title = For First Time, Pollard May Surf the Web\|newspaper = Haaretz\|date = November 23, 2015}}</ref><ref name="appeal" /> Pollard's attorneys and [[Ayelet Shaked]], Israel's [[Justice Ministry (Israel)\|Justice Minister]], urged President Obama to exercise his powers of clemency to waive Pollard's parole requirements and allow him to relocate to Israel immediately; but a spokesman for the White House's [[United States National Security Council\|National Security Council]] announced that the president would not intervene.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Obama will not intervene to allow Jonathan Pollard to leave for Israel\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-will-not-intervene-to-allow-jonathan-pollard-to-leave-for-israel/2015/11/09/38e9c688-872f-11e5-be39-0034bb576eee_story.html\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|first=Karen\|last=DeYoung\|date=November 9, 2015\|access-date=July 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="times">{{cite web\|title=US won't let Pollard move to Israel for five years, official says\|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/us-wont-let-pollard-move-to-israel-for-five-years-official-says/\|work=The Times of Israel\|date=July 28, 2015\|access-date=December 30, 2020}}</ref> After his release on November 20, 2015, as scheduled, Pollard relocated to an apartment secured for him by his attorneys in New York City.<ref>Jerusalem Post Staff, (July 28, 2015). [http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Jonathan-Pollard-to-be-released-November-20-410419 Jonathan Pollard to be released November 20 following US ruling]. Jerusalem Post.</ref> A 7:00 pm to 7:00 am curfew was imposed on him. A job offer, as a research analyst at a Manhattan investment company, was retracted due to the inspections to which his employer's computers would be subjected.<ref>Jonathan Pollard loses his job due to parole conditions. [http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Jonathan-Pollard-loses-his-job-due-to-parole-conditions-435109 jpost.com], retrieved November 23, 2015.</ref> His attorneys immediately filed a motion challenging the terms of his parole, arguing that the Internet restrictions rendered him unemployable as an analyst, and the [[GPS navigation device\|GPS]]-equipped ankle bracelet was unnecessary, as he was not a flight risk.<ref name="appeal">Pollard's lawyers say they'll appeal terms of parole. [http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Pollards-lawyers-say-theyll-appeal-terms-of-parole-434802 jpost.com], retrieved November 23, 2015.</ref> The filing included affidavits from McFarlane and former Senate Intelligence Committee member [[Dennis DeConcini]] declaring that any secrets learned by Pollard thirty years ago were no longer secret, and had no value today.<ref>Morello C and Eglash R (November 20, 2015). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pollard-spy-for-israel-released-from-prison-after-30-years/2015/11/20/395cab88-2679-418c-a964-4efbc32b9771_story.html "Jonathan Pollard, spy for Israel, released from prison after 30 years"]. ''The Washington Post''. retrieved February 1, 2016.</ref> On August 12, 2016, a federal judge denied the motion on the basis of a statement from [[James Clapper]], the director of U.S. National Intelligence, asserting that contrary to the MacFarlane and DeConcini affidavits, much of the information stolen by Pollard during the 1980s remained secret. The judge also cited Pollard's Israeli citizenship, obtained during his incarceration, as evidence that he was indeed a flight risk.<ref>[http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/us-court-rejecting-pollard-appeal-of-parole-terms/2016/08/12/ "Court Rejects Pollard Appeal of Parole Terms".] JewishPress.com (August 12, 2016), retrieved August 12, 2016.</ref>

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